Apparatus for barns



J. 'E. HALL.-

Apparatus for Barns and Stables t6 Rescue Horses, &c., from Fire. No.18,395. a Patented 0ct.13,-1857. I

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIcE.

JOSHUA E. HALL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

APPARATUS FOR BARNS, sTABLEs, 850., FOR RESCUING HoRsEs AND OTHER STOCKFROM FIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 18,395, dated October 13, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. E. HALL, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahogaand State of Ohio, have invented an Apparatus for Barns and Stables toRescue Horses and other Stock from Fire; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a transversevertical section of a stable or barn with my improvement attached, andFig. 2 a longitudinal vertical section.

Like letters denote like parts in the different views.

The building to which my improvement is to be attached, may beconstructed with little alterations in the ordinary manner, and myimprovement may be applied to buildings already erected.

A, is a general view of the barn or build ing. B, B, B, three stalls, B,B, being provided with a rack C and manger D, which may be constructedin the ordinary manner and attached to the movable frame E, E, E, E, inany desirable manner. This frame consists of two right angled sideframes which are connected together by two, three or more girts F, F, F.The outside at G, of this right angled frame work may be sided orboarded up in the same manner as the building. The frames are hung upona bar or rod H, which is supported by the posts or studding of thebuilding.

6 6 represents the upper portion of the movable frames, which isdirectly over the animal in the stall, and under the loft floor I. Theupper end a, of each of the frames, rests upon an arm J, which arm isattached to the post K, by a pin joint at L, Fig. 1; in the arm is aslot or hole through which passes the cord M, as seen in Fig. 1, whichthen directly passes over a pulley N. One end of the cord M is securedto the staple 0, it is then passed through the first arm J, Fig. 1, thenover the pulley N, then through the next arm, and over the next pulleyand so on, through any number of stalls in the same manner, as thebefore described arm J, and pulley N. After the cord has passed throughall the arms, it passes around the pulley P, Fig. 2, ascends up and overthe pulley Q, then along under the roof to the pulley R, over which itpasses, and then descends, and is hooked to the pin T.

It will be observed that both ends of the cord are fastened so as togive tension to it, and that it is by means of the cord that the arms Jare held up, as the cord passes over a pulley close to the arm, for thatpurpose. These pulleys may be secured to the joist above.

As there is the most Weight of the frame E, E, above the rod H, thetendency of the frame is to swing from Z, to Z, and the post E, to E, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. This would be the case, if thecord should be burned off at any point, as

the slacking of the cord would cause the arms J, to fall by their ownweight. Consequently the frame would swing to the posi tion 6 E, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. In case of fire in the loft,the cord would be soon severed by the flames; the same would be thecase, if the fire should be in any part of the building not near thestalls, the cord could be then detached from the pin T, which wouldallow the frames to sging, the same as if the cord were burned o Theanimal is tied to the post U, above the spring V. This is a light springof sufficent strength to hold up the halter. \Vhen the frame isreleased, the post and spring assume the position indicated U and V,Fig. 1. In this position, as the animal pulls to get away, the halterslips under the spring, and over the post, so that the animal is atlarge.

As the section 6 descends, the-section E moves correspondingly, so thatthe section 6 touches the animal on the haunches or tail, so that theanimal is pushed from behind, while he is being drawn by the bridle,attached to the post. While the animal is under the frame, when it is atE, the animal is protected from the flames, or falling brands, as thecovering of the section E, forms a kind of shed, when in the position atE.

If desirable, a pin may be inserted at or near the end of .the post U,so that the animal may be retained under the section E", as may beexpedient.

It will be seen that by the use of my apparatus, animals in barns andstables Wlll by What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

The swing frames E E, arm J, and cord H, and also in combination withthe spring V, and post U, when the same is arranged substantially asherein set forth for the purpose specified.

JOSHUA E. HALL lVitnesses S. H. MARTIN, W. H. BURRIDGE.

